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by denzil_correa 6y ago
XKCD : Is it Worth the Time? https://xkcd.com/1205/
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
Show HN : Dropbox [0] It's a rare insight into a first product launch to the world with comments on a focused community. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
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StitchFix: Cultivating Algos(cultivating-algos.stitchfix.com)
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> Apropos of your skepticism, I tried my best to back my claim with a research published by the engineer. The publication is not from a "NASA engineer". Neither does the publication, back up any of your claim.
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> The historical profits reported for some buildings were listed as much as 30% higher than the profits previously reported for the same buildings and same years when the property was part of an earlier CMBS. As a rough analogy, imagine
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Technology Sector Shed Record Number of Jobs in April(wsj.com)
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Why Am I Paying $60 for That Bag of Rice on Amazon.com?(themarkup.org)
1 points by denzil_correa 6y ago|0 comments
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> Obviously not every can meet that standard and there's no shame in not being the absolute best. There's an interesting implication in your statement. The inherent assumption is that the metrics which Google uses to hire inter
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> The problem I have with studies like this one is that they only measure the effects of getting a stipend during a limited amount of time with a limited amount of people. It's not universal and it's not basic. You have to star
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> My point is that unless it's re-implemented and verified (which obviously it isn't) as part of reviewing the paper, that's not the same at all. Even if it is re-implemented and verified it won't be the same. There a
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Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing, study finds(theguardian.com)
230 points by denzil_correa 6y ago|244 comments
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
Why exactly? We could also probably require a website to test the application, a mobile app on all platforms and then a native OS apps on all platforms. I apologise for being facetious but writing code is a serious, specialized task. It sho
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
“One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire cat in a tree. ‘Which road do I take?’ she asked. ‘Where do you want to go?’ was his response. ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it doesn’t matter.” ― Lewis C
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Bad Arguments and How to Avoid Them(fs.blog)
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
Then, there’s no need for the app. The government can use the data which it “already has”.
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What percentage of population needs a test to estimate prevalence of a disease?(stats.stackexchange.com)
2 points by denzil_correa 6y ago|0 comments
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Suleman Octuplets(en.wikipedia.org)
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Rules for Staying Productive Long-Term(scotthyoung.com)
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
US Senate Top Secret Committee hearing goes into this (p108). It mentions (1) It is not possible to precisely quantify the effects due to lack of sufficient ground stations to report (2) Defence Intelligence Agency estimates a 30% above the
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
There should never be a company that runs for an extended period of time without proper financial audits. It is THE job of regulators to ensure appropriate audits. NMC Health IPO'd on 2012 and the fraud was found in 2019. Muddy Waters
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> A private investigation revealed it might have understated its debt by $4.5 billion in 2019. Shetty’s financial services firm Finablr, an LSE-listed enterprise that owns the remittance firm UAE Exchange, has discovered that $100 millio
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> in academia there is this idea that learning good practices is like a 'dirty' thing that is not required I think you got me wrong. Shipping quality software is not 'dirty' but requires a specialised focus. One can n
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> Yet it is hard to believe scientists would be the ones who only ship flawless software. The job of a scientist is really not to ship software, that's what a team of engineers would do.
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
> Interpretation: Although there is widespread interest regarding the BMJ paper arguing that randomized trials are not necessary for practices of clear benefit, there are few analogies in medicine. Most parachute analogies in medicine ar
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by denzil_correa 6y ago
You should really read into how Jio got their license and rules were repeatedly bent to favor them. https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/government-helping-reli...
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How to Be a Great Remote Manager(inc.com)
1 points by denzil_correa 6y ago|0 comments
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What did people do before toilet paper?(nationalgeographic.com)
1 points by denzil_correa 7y ago|1 comments
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If You're Going to Write About Science of Reading, Get Your Science Right(danielwillingham.com)
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Fake animal news abounds on social media as coronavirus upends life(nationalgeographic.com)
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Beware of Hurting Our Weakest Students When Moving Classes Online(cacm.acm.org)
2 points by denzil_correa 7y ago|0 comments

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